myDataValue

Short-term rentals in Dumfries

Dumfries has 658 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 391 on Airbnb and 267 on Booking.com. That ranks it 226th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 59% of its listings on Airbnb. 39% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 41%, led by Cottages.com (107 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.

Explore the interactive Dumfries report
View of Dumfries
Photo: Dumfries - panoramio (1) by cisko66 · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons

Data updated

Tracked listings
658
Market rank
#226 / 597
National share
0.1%
Named professional operators
10

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Dumfries

In Dumfries, Airbnb leads with 391 listings (59%), versus 267 on Booking.com (41%).

Where the listings are in Dumfries

The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 658 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Dumfries

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 53% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 30% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 233 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 89% of that. The other 26 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
39%
Median market
41%
Single-listing hosts
25%

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 166
  • 2–5 listings 173
  • 6–25 listings 60
  • 26+ (professional) 259

Listings by property type

Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 66% of Dumfries' classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (12%).

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 432
  • Apartments & flats 80
  • B&Bs & guest houses 52
  • Hotels & hostels 47
  • Unique & outdoor 34
  • Private & shared rooms 10
  • Other 3

Largest operators in Dumfries

Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked United Kingdom listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.

Scroll sideways to see all columns.

Largest operators in Dumfries, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Cottages.com 107 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 221,687
2 Sykes Holiday Cottages 65 4.69 / 5 8.9 / 10 184,961
3 holidaycottages.co.uk 36 4.73 / 5 8.8 / 10 82,888
4 Pass the Keys 11 4.75 / 5 8.1 / 10 63,230
5 Travelnest Ltd 5 4.52 / 5 8.0 / 10 99,168
6 Verdant Leisure 4 4.74 / 5 8.9 / 10 1,213
7 Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 2 4.82 / 5 8.0 / 10 302,031
8 Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 4.84 / 5 9.1 / 10 138,199
9 Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 1 4.88 / 5 9.3 / 10 2,036
10 Staybridge Suites 1 4.45 / 5 8.3 / 10 1,026,578

Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →

Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Dumfries among their markets. See the full interactive Dumfries market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Dumfries compares

Dumfries ranks 226th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

Photo credits

Browse the full United Kingdom city directory or the United Kingdom market report .

Dumfries market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Dumfries?

Dumfries has 658 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 391 on Airbnb and 267 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Dumfries?

The largest professional operator in Dumfries is Cottages.com, with 107 local listings.

How professionalised is the Dumfries short-term rental market?

39% of Dumfries' listings (259 of 658) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 53% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 30% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 233 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 89% of that. The other 26 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Dumfries?

In Dumfries, Airbnb leads with 391 listings (59%), versus 267 on Booking.com (41%).

How many professional operators run listings in Dumfries?

10 named professional operators run listings in Dumfries. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.

About this data

Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 658 public short-term rental listings in Dumfries, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across the United Kingdom. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .

Spotted an inconsistency, or want fresher data for Dumfries? Report a data issue or request an update — corrections land with the next data refresh.